Portrait of a Thief

Portrait of a Thief

2015 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · History, Crime, Drama

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.

Directed by Mini Kerti · Written by Leandro Assis

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